Lessons & Learning Blog
2nd Anniversary Update and "Bell Hands…and Feet" Lessons
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
This Zoom event replay includes
- The FP at 2! – a 10-minute Feldenkrais Project update and lesson intro
- Lesson #1: One Bell Hand (side-lying)
- Lesson #2: Two Bell Hands…and Feet (back-lying)
- Discussion of the lessons
March Weekly Zoom Class Includes Special Events and “Intelligent Effort” Theme
In celebration of the Feldenkrais Project’s second birthday in March AND in celebration of the many silver linings of 52 weeks of pandemic-inspired Zoom classes, we’ll enjoy two special events as part of our regular weekly Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement class, which takes place every Tuesday morning, 9:30-10:30 AM Central time. You can read below…
Members and Patrons: Here’s the recording of our March 4th ATM + Q&A Birthday Zoom Event for Donors
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Spinal Support
A “little dip” of discussion and lessons. Whichever you choose among these three very different lessons free lessons, you’re likely to enjoy easier uprightness, more effective action, improved comfort, and a clearer mind after you study.
Recent “Bell Hand” Zoom Lessons: What people are saying
Recently my weekly class headed in an interesting direction that I’ve not yet explored in our permanent Feldenkrais Project audio lesson collection, but Zoom recordings are available on the page linked below. We dove into two weeks of the “Bell Hand” genre of Feldenkrais lessons. Studying Bell Hand lessons allows our nervous system to be…
Feldenkrais in the New York Times
“Slowing Down to Feel”: Moving Our Minds Around Our Bodies Last week The New York Times published an inspiring short article about coping with the pandemic’s long-term constraints with somatic practices, including The Feldenkrais Method. It’s worth a read, and here’s the link. Too long for now? I’ve pulled out two of my favorite quotes…
“Embracing Our Differences” continues as February’s Zoom class theme
January 25 update: With interest high for me and the students we’ll be continuing our current theme through February. If you’d like to help shape the flow of ideas and lessons, leave a comment below. The last few months I’ve been sharing a new joy with my Zoom classes, one that I’ve discovered only recently…
Marking the Solstice: “The Liminal Lesson” Added for Patrons
We don’t usually post about each monthly addition to Patron Treasures (our collection of additional lessons for Feldenkrais Project Patron-level donors) but this holiday lesson was special! The following is from our Patron benefits newsletter, a mailing list which anyone can join here. To join the Feldenkrais Project as a Patron (or learn about our…
New Free Lesson: Side Clocks
Side Clocks: Shoulders and Intro to Hip has joined our Miscellaneous Lessons collection as a holiday gift for all at the end of 2020! It’s a breezy, unique take on what’s probably Moshe Feldenkrais’s most famous image for movement. With this addition our expansive collection of free lessons becomes a “full deck”: it’s number #52!…
“Rest and Recharge” is December’s Zoom Class Theme
UPDATE: now that December classes are over I’ve posted details about each week’s lesson at the bottom of this post. Rest is rest. Action is action. Learn the difference. Yikes! This no-nonsense phrase coincidentally arrived in my Facebook feed as I was thinking about our next Zoom class theme. It was shared with me by…